Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-148
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman
Sunday, April 16, 1972 · 10:55 AM–2:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to initiate a high-level administrative communication. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On April 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 2:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-148 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 22-148
Date: April 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:55 am and 2:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on April 16, 1972
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- 022-138 10:55 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-139 10:55 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-140 10:55 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 022-148, April 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-148 (accessed October 12, 2026).